A Cardinal Fliers plane is parked at Bowman field. A banner hanging on the plane says, "Cardinal Fliers - Louisville, Ky. - Carrying D[i?]vers Convention Da[ili?]es to West Baden Convention." A house or barn is visible in the distance. The...

Aerial view of Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. Photo shows two planes in a field out beyond a hangar. There are two hangars and several smaller buildings. A large star has been marked in the center of a field in a paved turnaround. The...

An exterior view of the Administration Building at Bowman Field in Louisville, Ky. The brick building is in the art deco style. Behind the building is an airport hanger with single engine planes parked inside and outside next to the hangar. Cars...

An exterior view of the Administration Building at Bowman Field in Louisville, Ky. The brick building is in the art deco style. To the right of the building is an airport hanger with single engine plane parked inside and outside next to the hangar....

Construction of the Curtiss Flying Service depot and hangar at Bowman Field in Louisville, Ky. Two construction workers stand on the edge of steel beams at the top of hanger which has its frame built. Other construction workers are on the ground...

Construction of the Curtiss Flying Service depot and hangar at Bowman Field in Louisville, Ky. Construction workers stand on steel beams at the top of hanger which has its frame built. Other construction workers are on the ground working at various...

Construction of the Curtiss Flying Service depot and hangar at Bowman Field in Louisville, Ky. Two construction workers stand on steel beams at the top of hanger which has its frame built. Other construction workers are on the ground working at...

Five men shown trying to secure a white parachute on the grass at Bowman Field in front of a biplane and buildings, Louisville, Kentucky. The airfield, established in 1919 by Abram H. Bowman, is still in operation, although Standiford Field (now...

Aerial view of Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. Photo shows a plane on the tarmac, hangar, and administration building. The airfield, established in 1919 by Abram H. Bowman, is still in operation, although Standiford Field (now Louisville...

Low altitude aerial view of Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. The layout of the airfield is shown. The airfield, established in 1919 by Abram H. Bowman, is still in operation, although Standiford Field (now Louisville International Airport) took...

Captain Russ executes a loop in an airplane above Louisville, Kentucky. The airplane is based at Bowman Field. The airfield, established in 1919 by Abram H. Bowman, is still in operation, although Standiford Field (now Louisville International...

Seven mechanics work on an airplane in a hangar at Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. The airfield, established in 1919 by Abram H. Bowman, is still in operation, although Standiford Field (now Louisville International Airport) took over...

A flight crew consisting of seven men (three in uniforms, four in leather jackets) pose with an airplane in the background at Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. The man third from the left is Alvin L. Prichard, Sr. and
to his immediate right is...

Passengers, mostly men wearing suits and white hats with black bands, are greeted as they exit a large American Airlines biplane on the tarmac at Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. The airfield, established in 1919 by Abram H. Bowman, is still in...

Airplane, propellers spinning, on grass at Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. A man is standing on the left edge of the photo near the plane. The airfield, established in 1919 by Abram H. Bowman, is still in operation, although Standiford Field...

Buildings; Airports; United States. Works Progress Administration; Bowman Field (Ky.)

Architectural rendering in pencil of the Administration Building at Bowman Field in Louisville, Kentucky. Stamp on back of image: "This photograph and any accompanying data are furnished free of charge by the Works Progress Administration in...

Buildings; Airports; United States. Works Progress Administration; Bowman Field (Ky.)

Groundbreaking for the Administration Building, Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. The dirt is being shoveled by a man in an overcoat and dark hat who is surrounded by men in suits and work uniforms. A small sign in the grass to the left says "USA...

Buildings; Airports; United States. Works Progress Administration; Bowman Field (Ky.)

Addition to Administration Building under construction, Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky, 1936. The building is shown emerging from the worksite rubble. To the left of the building is a small sign saying "USA Work Program WPA"--and the writing is...

Eleven men and one boy stand in a row in front of an airplane at a Bowman Field air show, Louisville, Kentucky. Two men shake hands. The airfield, established in 1919 by Abram H. Bowman, is still in operation, although Standiford Field (now...

Many spectators, including men, women, and children, at an air show at Louisville's Bowman Field. The spectators are standing in a row several people deep in a grassy field with the grass in front worn bare in two streaks. Behind the people there...